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BaseballSteroids timeline from the last 20 years LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsArizonaAtlantaChicago CubsCincinnatiColoradoFloridaHoustonLA DodgersMilwaukeeNY MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt LouisWashingtonBaltimoreBostonChicago WSoxClevelandDetroitKansas CityLA AngelsMinnesotaNY YankeesOaklandSeattleTampa BayTexasToronto TeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineMLB on TSNeotText SizeOctober 1988 Washington Post baseball writer Thomas Boswell claims Jose Canseco is the most conspicuous example of a player who has made himself great with steroids Canseco coming off the first 40 home run40 steal season in baseball history denies using steroids before Game 1 of the ALCS at Fenway Park The Athletics slugger wins the MVP awardNov 18 1988 The AntiDrug Abuse Act of 1988 creates criminal penalties for those who distribute or possess anabolic steroids with the intent to distribute for any use in humans other than the treatment of disease based on the order of a physicianOct 5 1990 Congress toughens its stance with the Anabolic Steroids Control Act which places steroids in the same legal class as amphetamines methamphetamines opium and morphineJune 7 1991 Commissioner Fay Vincent sends a memo to each team announcing that steroids have been added to the leagues banned list No testing plan is announcedMay 7 1992 Trainer Curtis Wenzlaff is arrested for steroids distribution Wenzlaff later publicly admits helping Canseco and 20 to 30 other major leaguers obtain steroids but refuses to discuss another former client Mark McGwireJuly 15 1995 In an article by Los Angeles Times sports writer Bob Nightengale Padres general manager Randy Smith is quoted as saying we all know theres steroid use and it is definitely becoming more prevalent Also in the article Tony Gwynn states Its like the big secret were not supposed to talk about1996 Three teams Baltimore Seattle and Oakland break the singleseason home run record Seventeen players hit at least 40 home runs According to the Elias Sports Bureau the previous high for a season was eight back in 1961Aug 22 1998 A jar of androstenedione is discovered in the locker of Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire who along with Sammy Sosa is chasing Roger Maris singleseason home run mark of 61 McGwire admits using the drug and goes on to hit a record 70 home runs The precursor to steroids is not yet illegal in Major League BaseballApril 2001 Baseball implements its first random drugtesting program in the minor leagues A...